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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: It is proof of high culture to say the greatest matters in the simplest way.
         

It is proof of high culture to say the greatest matters in the simplest way.


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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.



Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.



A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



Beauty without expression tires.

Beauty without expression tires.



Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



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Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.





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